diff --git a/bts/BTS_Tests_SMSCB.ttcn b/bts/BTS_Tests_SMSCB.ttcn
index 953801bb9..6d080f2a0 100644
--- a/bts/BTS_Tests_SMSCB.ttcn
+++ b/bts/BTS_Tests_SMSCB.ttcn
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ testcase TC_sms_cb_cmd_sdcch4_default_then_null() runs on test_CT {
 		basic := valueof(t_CbchPC(msgs_1m_3b_default)),
 		extended := omit
 	};
-	var template RslChannelNr t_chan_nr := t_RslChanNr_CBCH4(0);
 	var L1ctlDlMessage dl;
 	timer T := 5.0;
 
@@ -714,7 +713,7 @@ testcase TC_sms_cb_cmd_sdcch4_default_then_null() runs on test_CT {
 
 	T.start;
 	alt {
-	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_chan_nr)) -> value dl {
+	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_RslChanNr_CBCH4(0))) -> value dl {
 		log("CBCH: ", dl);
 		var CBCH_Block cb := dec_CBCH_Block(dl.payload.data_ind.payload);
 		/* detect the proper CBCH messages; check frame number */
@@ -921,7 +920,6 @@ const octetstring c_etws := c_etws_seg0 & c_etws_seg1 & c_etws_seg2 & c_etws_seg
 
 /* Ensure only Paging Type 1 with segmented ETWS Primary Notification are sent after RSL_OSMO_ETWS_CMD */
 testcase TC_etws_p1ro() runs on test_CT {
-	var template RslChannelNr t_chan_nr := ts_RslChanNr_PCH_AGCH(0);
 	/* decoding the actual entire P1 rest octets by manually generated code is
 	 * too much effort; instead simply do a binary compare to this constant */
 	const bitstring c_P1RO_hdr := '00101011101'B;
@@ -939,7 +937,7 @@ testcase TC_etws_p1ro() runs on test_CT {
 	L1CTL.clear;
 	T.start;
 	alt {
-	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_chan_nr)) -> value dl {
+	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_RslChanNr_PCH_AGCH(0))) -> value dl {
 		var GsmRrMessage l3 := dec_GsmRrMessage(dl.payload.data_ind.payload);
 		select (l3) {
 		case (tr_PAG_REQ1(tr_MI_LV(t_MI_NoIdentity()))) {
@@ -1013,7 +1011,6 @@ testcase TC_etws_p1ro() runs on test_CT {
 
 /* Ensure only Paging Type 1 without ETWS Primary Notification are sent after disabling them */
 testcase TC_etws_p1ro_end() runs on test_CT {
-	var template RslChannelNr t_chan_nr := ts_RslChanNr_PCH_AGCH(0);
 	/* we expect four blocks of 14 bytes, let's fill them with content easily
 	 * distinguishable */
 	/* decoding the actual entire P1 rest octets by manually generated code is
@@ -1035,7 +1032,7 @@ testcase TC_etws_p1ro_end() runs on test_CT {
 	T.start;
 	L1CTL.clear;
 	alt {
-	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_chan_nr)) -> value dl {
+	[] L1CTL.receive(tr_L1CTL_DATA_IND(t_RslChanNr_PCH_AGCH(0))) -> value dl {
 		var GsmRrMessage l3 := dec_GsmRrMessage(dl.payload.data_ind.payload);
 		select (l3) {
 		case (tr_PAG_REQ1(tr_MI_LV(t_MI_NoIdentity()))) { repeat; }